Sidney Lewis Bernstein Bernstein of Leigh, BARON, British business executive (born Jan. 30, 1899, Ilford, Essex, England—died Feb. 5, 1993, London, England), built a small chain of music halls into the Granada Group, a vast multimedia empire that included Granada Television, one of Britain’s f

Marxism: The work of Kautsky and Bernstein: …were made by Kautsky in Bernstein und das Sozialdemokratische Programm: Eine Antikritik (1899; “Bernstein and the Social Democratic Program”) and the Polish-born Marxist Rosa Luxemburg in Sozialreform oder Revolution (Reform or Revolution), both in 1899. Bernstein focused first of all upon the labour theory of value. Along

Bernstein v. the U.S. Department of State, landmark legal decision (1996) that set two important precedents in the field of digital technology. First, it ruled that U.S. government regulations that barred the export of encryption software were unconstitutionally restrictive; second, it declared

Aline Frankau Bernstein, theatrical designer and writer, the first major woman designer for the American stage. Aline Frankau attended Hunter College and the New York School for Applied Design before her marriage to Theodore Bernstein in 1902. She developed her artistic talent studying under the

All the President's Men: …by The Washington Post journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward and published in 1974. The book recounts their experiences as journalists covering the break-in on June 17, 1972, at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., and the subsequent Watergate scandal that they brought to…

Bernstein v. the U.S. Department of State: government and Daniel Bernstein, a mathematics professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to determine if he had the right to distribute encryption software of his own creation over the Internet. Bernstein had devised his encryption program, called Snuffle, in 1990 while he was a Ph.D.…

Eduard Bernstein, Social Democratic propagandist, political theorist, and historian, one of the first Socialists to attempt a revision of Karl Marx’s tenets, such as abandoning the ideas of the imminent collapse of the capitalist economy and the seizure of power by the proletariat. Although he was

Edward Morris Bernstein, U.S. economist who, at the Bretton Woods Conference (1944), where a global post-World War II financial strategy was drafted, played an influential role in convincing British economist John Maynard Keynes and others that the U.S. would not enter a postwar depression (b. Dec.

Elmer Bernstein, American film composer (born April 4, 1922, New York, N.Y.—died Aug. 18, 2004, Ojai, Calif.), created the scores for more than 200 motion pictures during a career that spanned half a century and produced some of Hollywood’s most memorable film music, fashioning its style to r

Henry Bernstein, French playwright, initially popular for a series of sensational melodramas, who later turned to more serious themes, experimented with new forms, and campaigned against anti-Semitism and Nazism. Son of a wealthy Jewish banker, Bernstein attended the University of Cambridge and

Henry Bernstein, French playwright, initially popular for a series of sensational melodramas, who later turned to more serious themes, experimented with new forms, and campaigned against anti-Semitism and Nazism. Son of a wealthy Jewish banker, Bernstein attended the University of Cambridge and

Jeremy Bernstein, American physicist, educator, and writer widely known for the clarity of his writing for the lay reader on the major issues of modern physics. After graduation from Harvard University (Ph.D., 1955), Bernstein worked at Harvard and at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton,

biophysics: The nerve impulse: Julius Bernstein, an experimental neurophysiologist, used physical chemical theories to develop a membrane theory of nervous conduction; Hodgkin’s initial experiments were designed to test specific predictions of the Bernstein hypothesis. Early in 1938 Hodgkin learned of the important results of a newly developed technique that…

Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer, and pianist noted for his accomplishments in both classical and popular music, for his flamboyant conducting style, and for his pedagogic flair, especially in concerts for young people. Bernstein played piano from age 10. He attended Boston Latin

Morris Louis, American painter associated with the New York school of Abstract Expressionism who is notable for his distinctly personal use of colour, often in brilliant bands or stripes. Louis studied painting at the Maryland Institute, Baltimore (1929–33), and from 1937 to 1940 he worked as an

Albrecht, count von Bernstorff, Prussian statesman known for his charm and diplomatic skill. A widely traveled career diplomat, Bernstorff was dispatched to Vienna during the Revolution of 1848 and quickly distinguished himself as a conservative opponent of the then current schemes for German

Andreas Peter, Greve (count) von Bernstorff, statesman who maintained the neutrality of Denmark during the last quarter of the 18th century and who took a leading part in Danish domestic reform. In 1758 Bernstorff joined the Danish Foreign Office, from which he was dismissed in 1770. He returned to

Christian Günther, count von Bernstorff, Danish diplomat who was foreign minister (1818–32) of Prussia and an architect of the German customs union (Zollverein). The son of the diplomat Andreas Peter, Graf von Bernstorff, he served as Danish ambassador in Stockholm from 1794 to May 1797 and in June

Christian Günther, count von Bernstorff, Danish diplomat who was foreign minister (1818–32) of Prussia and an architect of the German customs union (Zollverein). The son of the diplomat Andreas Peter, Graf von Bernstorff, he served as Danish ambassador in Stockholm from 1794 to May 1797 and in June

J.H.E., count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman who as foreign minister preserved Denmark’s neutrality during the Seven Years’ War and strengthened the rights of the Danish crown against Russia in the duchy of Holstein. Bernstorff was introduced into the Danish diplomatic service in 1733 by

J.H.E., count von Bernstorff, Danish statesman who as foreign minister preserved Denmark’s neutrality during the Seven Years’ War and strengthened the rights of the Danish crown against Russia in the duchy of Holstein. Bernstorff was introduced into the Danish diplomatic service in 1733 by

Johann-Heinrich, count von Bernstorff, German diplomat who represented his country in London and Cairo and, as ambassador, in Washington, D.C. (1908–17). The son of the Prussian diplomat Count Albrecht von Bernstorff, he entered the diplomatic service in 1899, was secretary of legation successively

Western architecture: Ottonian period: In Saxony, the art-loving bishop Bernward, who had seen the great basilicas in Rome and had come into contact with Classical art, was the great builder; about 1001 he founded the abbey church of St. Michael in his episcopal city of Hildesheim. At an earlier date (961) the margrave Gero…

St. Gregory of Tours: …tried for slander at the council of Berny-Rivière in 580. Partly because of the intervention of his friend Venantius Fortunatus, who delivered a poetic panegyric of Chilperic at the time of the trial, Gregory was acquitted. Yet, despite this episode and Gregory’s criticism of Chilperic (whom he called “the Nero…

ctenophore: Form and function.: &gt;Beroe cucumis is pink and the Venus’s girdle (Cestum veneris) is delicate violet. The colourless species are transparent when suspended in water, except for their beautifully iridescent rows of comb plates. Most of the comb jellies are bioluminescent; they exhibit nocturnal displays of bluish or…

Véroia, dímos (municipality) and commercial centre of Greek Macedonia (Modern Greek: Makedonía), Central Macedonia (Kendrikí Makedonía) periféreia (region), northern Greece. It lies on a plateau at the western edge of the Thessaloníki (Salonika) plain, at the eastern foot of the Vérmio (also

Stara Zagora, town, central Bulgaria. It lies in the southern foothills of the Sredna Mountains and on the fringe of the fertile Stara Zagora plain. The town has varied industries producing cotton, textiles, chemicals, fertilizers, agricultural implements, machine tools, and cigarettes as well as

Council of Troubles, (1567–74), special court in the Low Countries organized by the Spanish governor, the Duke of Alba, which initiated a reign of terror against all elements suspected of heresy or rebellion. Alba’s dispatch to the Netherlands at the head of a large army in the summer of 1567 had

Ingmar Bergman: Life: With The Touch (1971; Ber?ringen), his first English-language film, Bergman returned to an urban setting and more romantic subject matter, though fundamentally the characters in the film’s marital triangle are no less mixed up than any in the F?r? cycle of films. And then Viskningar och…

Berosus, Chaldean priest of Bel in Babylon who wrote a work in three books (in Greek) on the history and culture of Babylonia dedicated to Antiochus I (c. 324–261 bc). It was widely used by later Greek compilers, whose versions in turn were quoted by religious historians such as Eusebius of

Berosus, Chaldean priest of Bel in Babylon who wrote a work in three books (in Greek) on the history and culture of Babylonia dedicated to Antiochus I (c. 324–261 bc). It was widely used by later Greek compilers, whose versions in turn were quoted by religious historians such as Eusebius of

Berosus, Chaldean priest of Bel in Babylon who wrote a work in three books (in Greek) on the history and culture of Babylonia dedicated to Antiochus I (c. 324–261 bc). It was widely used by later Greek compilers, whose versions in turn were quoted by religious historians such as Eusebius of

Berosus, Chaldean priest of Bel in Babylon who wrote a work in three books (in Greek) on the history and culture of Babylonia dedicated to Antiochus I (c. 324–261 bc). It was widely used by later Greek compilers, whose versions in turn were quoted by religious historians such as Eusebius of

Beirut, capital, chief port, and largest city of Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Lebanon Mountains. Beirut is a city of baffling contradictions whose character blends the sophisticated and cosmopolitan with the provincial and parochial. Before 1975 Beirut was

French literature: The romance: 1170) and the Norman Béroul (rather later and possibly composite). The legend was reworked in French prose and widely translated (Thomas’s version can be reconstructed from Gottfried von Strassburg’s German rendering and another in Old Norse). Chrétien de Troyes’s treatment, mentioned in his Cligès, has been lost.

Plzeň: …tributaries gather to form the Berounka River. On a busy trade route between Prague and Bavaria, Plzeň was first recorded in the 10th century, chartered in 1292, and fortified in 1295 by King Wenceslas II. It was a Roman Catholic stronghold in the 15th century during the Hussite Wars and…

Love's Labour's Lost: …and three of his noblemen—Berowne (Biron), Longaville, and Dumaine (Dumain)—debate their intellectual intentions. Their plans are thrown into disarray, however, when the Princess of France, attended by three ladies (Rosaline, Maria, and Katharine), arrives on a diplomatic mission from the king of France and must

children's literature: History: …priggishness, was energetically developed by Arnaud Berquin in his Ami des enfants. Berquin created the French equivalent of the concurrent English bourgeois morality. In effect, he unconsciously manufactured an adult literature for the young, loading the dice in favour of the values held by parents to be proper for children.…

Henri Berr, French historian and philosopher who founded a series of Parisian institutes and journals dedicated to the synthesis of historical and scientific scholarship. Educated at the école Normale Supérieure in Paris (1881–84), Berr taught for several years in Douai and Tours and between 1896

Yogi Berra, American professional baseball player, manager, and coach who was a key player for the New York Yankees for 18 years (1946–63), during which he played in a record 14 World Series (1947, 1949–53, 1955–58, and 1960–63), winning an unprecedented 10. He also established records (all since

Yogi Berra, American professional baseball player, manager, and coach who was a key player for the New York Yankees for 18 years (1946–63), during which he played in a record 14 World Series (1947, 1949–53, 1955–58, and 1960–63), winning an unprecedented 10. He also established records (all since

Marseille: The city site: …large tidal lake called the Berre Lagoon (étang de Berre), the shoreline flattens out. There the sandy dunes of the Gulf of Fos and the Camargue region in the Rh?ne’s delta were less attractive to early mariners and were only later seen as offering possibilities for development.

Marseille: The city site: …large tidal lake called the Berre Lagoon (étang de Berre), the shoreline flattens out. There the sandy dunes of the Gulf of Fos and the Camargue region in the Rh?ne’s delta were less attractive to early mariners and were only later seen as offering possibilities for development.

Luis Batlle Berres: …the presidency when the incumbent, Tomás Berreta, died in office. His stable and peaceful administration attracted large amounts of foreign investment capital. After Uruguay adopted a form of government in which the executive branch consisted of a nine-man council, Batlle was elected head of the council in 1953 and 1954…

Pietro da Cortona, Italian architect, painter, and decorator, an outstanding exponent of Baroque style. Pietro studied in Rome from about 1612 under the minor Florentine painters Andrea Commodi and Baccio Ciarpi and was influenced by antique sculpture and the work of Raphael. The most important of

Claude Berri, (Claude Berel Langmann), French filmmaker (born July 1, 1934, Paris, France—died Jan. 12, 2009, Paris), was involved—as an actor, writer, director, or producer—in more than 125 motion pictures over a 55-year career, but he was best known as the director of Jean de Florette (1986) and

Berriasian Stage: …rocks deposited worldwide during the Berriasian Age, which occurred between 145 million and 139.8 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. Rocks of the Berriasian overlie those of the Jurassic System’s Tithonian Stage and underlie rocks of the Valanginian Stage.

Berriasian Stage, first of six main divisions (in ascending order) of the Lower Cretaceous Series, representing rocks deposited worldwide during the Berriasian Age, which occurred between 145 million and 139.8 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. Rocks of the Berriasian overlie those of

Daniel Berrigan, American writer, Roman Catholic priest, and antiwar activist whose poems and essays reflect his deep commitment to social, political, and economic change in American society. Berrigan, who grew up in Syracuse, New York, earned a bachelor’s degree from a Jesuit novitiate in Hyde

Daniel Berrigan, American writer, Roman Catholic priest, and antiwar activist whose poems and essays reflect his deep commitment to social, political, and economic change in American society. Berrigan, who grew up in Syracuse, New York, earned a bachelor’s degree from a Jesuit novitiate in Hyde

Philip Francis Berrigan, American peace activist and former Roman Catholic priest (born Oct. 5, 1923, Two Harbors, Minn.—died Dec. 6, 2002, Baltimore, Md.), saw combat duty during World War II but later, after having been ordained a priest in 1955 and become active in the civil rights movement, c

Philip Francis Berrigan, American peace activist and former Roman Catholic priest (born Oct. 5, 1923, Two Harbors, Minn.—died Dec. 6, 2002, Baltimore, Md.), saw combat duty during World War II but later, after having been ordained a priest in 1955 and become active in the civil rights movement, c

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter and etcher who achieved wide popularity. Berchem received instruction from his father, Pieter Claesz, a prominent still-life painter, and from several other Dutch masters. After study in Italy, he produced many landscapes in warm colours and an

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter and etcher who achieved wide popularity. Berchem received instruction from his father, Pieter Claesz, a prominent still-life painter, and from several other Dutch masters. After study in Italy, he produced many landscapes in warm colours and an

Vasco da Gama: The first voyage: …50-ton caravel, named the “Berrio”; and a 200-ton storeship. With da Gama’s fleet went three interpreters—two Arabic speakers and one who spoke several Bantu dialects. The fleet also carried padr?es (stone pillars) to set up as marks of discovery.

Trinidad and Tobago: Colonial period: In that year Antonio de Berrio came in search of Eldorado (the mythical land of gold); he took official possession of the island and founded San José of Oru?a (now Saint Joseph), which served as the capital until 1784. Even after 1592 the development of the island proceeded…

Worcester: Berrow’s Worcester Journal, Britain’s oldest surviving newspaper, was founded in 1690. In 1751 John Wall founded the porcelain industry for which the town is now famous. Another famous product is Worcestershire, or Worcester, sauce, a complex fermented condiment that was introduced by Lea &amp; Perrins…

Alonso Berruguete, the most important Spanish sculptor of the Renaissance, known for his intensely emotional Mannerist sculptures of figures portrayed in spiritual torment or in transports of religious ecstasy. After studying under his father, the painter Pedro Berruguete, Alonso went to Italy (c.

Pedro Berruguete, the first great Renaissance painter in Spain and the father of Alonso Berruguete, the greatest Spanish sculptor of the 16th century. Berruguete is believed to have studied under Fernando Gallego or Colantonio and to have worked about 1474 at the “studiolo” of Federico da

Berry, historical and cultural region encompassing the Indre and Cher départements in the Centre région of central France. It is coextensive with the former province of Berry, which included the départements of Cher (roughly corresponding to Upper Berry) and Indre (Lower Berry). The home of a

Berry, in botany, a simple fleshy fruit that usually has many seeds, such as the banana, grape, and tomato. As a simple fruit, a berry is derived from a single ovary of an individual flower. The middle and inner layers of the fruit wall often are not distinct from each other. Together with drupes

berry: …fruit is popularly called a berry, especially if it is edible. Raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries, for example, are not true berries but are aggregate fruits—fruits that consist of a number of smaller fruits. Cranberries and blueberries, however, are true botanical berries.

Amanda Smith, American evangelist and missionary who opened an orphanage for African-American girls. Born a slave, Berry grew up in York county, Pa., after her father bought his own freedom and that of most of the family. She was educated mainly at home and at an early age began working as a

Chuck Berry, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was one of the most popular and influential performers in rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll music in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. Raised in a working-class African American neighbourhood on the north side of the highly segregated city of

Charles-Ferdinand de Bourbon, duke de Berry, French prince whose murder by the fanatic Louvel marked a turning point in the history of the Restoration monarchy (1814–30). His death hastened the downfall and replacement of the Decazes government and the polarization into liberal and royalist groups.

Chuck Berry, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was one of the most popular and influential performers in rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll music in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. Raised in a working-class African American neighbourhood on the north side of the highly segregated city of

Atanasoff-Berry Computer: …Together with his graduate assistant Clifford E. Berry, Atanasoff built a successful small prototype in 1939 for the purpose of testing two ideas central to his design: capacitors to store data in binary form and electronic logic circuits to perform addition and subtraction. They then began the design and construction…

Halle Berry, American film actress, the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actress. She received the honour for her nuanced portrayal of Leticia Musgrove, a down-on-her-luck character in Monster’s Ball (2001). Berry was a teenage finalist in national beauty pageants, worked in

John Berry, (“Jack”), American film director who worked as a child actor and as an actor and director for Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre before embarking in 1943 on a Hollywood directing career; his film credits included From This Day Forward (1946), Casbah (1948), and the documentary The Hollywood

Jan Berry, American singer and songwriter (born April 3, 1941, Los Angeles, Calif.—died March 26, 2004, Los Angeles), composed songs that reflected the free-spirited surfing and hot-rod culture of California during the 1960s and was the creative force behind the pop music duo Jan & Dean. Berry a

Jean de France, duc de Berry, third son of King John II the Good of France and a leading patron of the arts; he controlled at least one-third of the territory of France during the middle period of the Hundred Years’ War. Count of Poitiers from 1356, he was appointed king’s lieutenant (1358) for

John Berry, (“Jack”), American film director who worked as a child actor and as an actor and director for Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre before embarking in 1943 on a Hollywood directing career; his film credits included From This Day Forward (1946), Casbah (1948), and the documentary The Hollywood

Louis XVI, the last king of France (1774–92) in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. The monarchy was abolished on September 21, 1792; later Louis and his queen consort, Marie-Antoinette, were guillotined on charges of counterrevolution. Louis was the third son of

Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchesse de Berry, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies, who in 1832 staged a brief rebellion in western France against the king, Louis-Philippe, in a vain attempt to gain the crown for her son, Henri Dieudonné, comte de Chambord. Her husband, the duc de

Martha McChesney Berry, American educator whose personal efforts made education and work-study available to thousands of children in rural Georgia. Born on a Georgia plantation, Berry was tutored at home and in 1882–83 attended a fashionable girls’ school in Baltimore, Maryland. On the death of her

Mary Frances Berry, American professor, writer, lawyer, and activist whose public service included work in three presidential administrations. From 1980 to 2004 she was a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, serving as chairwoman from 1993 to 2004. She was also an outspoken advocate of

Richard Berry, American musician who wrote "Louie Louie," a simple rock song that reached the number two spot on American charts, became the second most recorded pop song in history, and was investigated by the FBI on suspicion of having lewd lyrics; he sold the publishing rights for $750 in 1959

Walter Berry, Austrian opera and concert singer (born April 8, 1929, Vienna, Austria—died Oct. 27, 2000, Vienna), was a world-renowned bass baritone whose interpretations of the German operatic and song repertory were highly praised. He joined the Vienna State Opera in 1950 and debuted two years l

Wendell Berry, American author whose nature poetry, novels of America’s rural past, and essays on ecological responsibility grew from his experiences as a farmer. Berry was educated at the University of Kentucky, Lexington (B.A., 1956; M.A., 1957). He later taught at Stanford and New York

Wendell Berry, American author whose nature poetry, novels of America’s rural past, and essays on ecological responsibility grew from his experiences as a farmer. Berry was educated at the University of Kentucky, Lexington (B.A., 1956; M.A., 1957). He later taught at Stanford and New York

Jan Berry, American singer and songwriter (born April 3, 1941, Los Angeles, Calif.—died March 26, 2004, Los Angeles), composed songs that reflected the free-spirited surfing and hot-rod culture of California during the 1960s and was the creative force behind the pop music duo Jan & Dean. Berry a

William Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell of Peterborough Court in the City of London, British newspaper magnate (born May 18, 1911, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales—died April 2, 2001, London, Eng.), was chairman and editor in chief of the Daily Telegraph for more than 30 years, from when he inherited the n

Pierre-Antoine Berryer, French lawyer and politician, defender of the freedom of the press during the reigns of King Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III. Called to the bar in 1811, Berryer wrote articles supporting monarchy and the papal powers of Roman Catholicism. He defended infringers of the

Frank Berryman, Australian army officer who was the senior Australian staff officer in the southwest Pacific during World War II and was one of the two officers who represented Australia at the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. Berryman studied at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, before

Coldplay: …filled out with fellow students Guy Berryman (b. April 12, 1978, Kirkcaldy, Scotland) on bass and Will Champion (b. July 31, 1978, Southampton, England), a guitarist who later switched to drums. Coldplay penetrated the U.K. Top 100 in 1999 with the single “Brothers &amp; Sisters” on the independent Fierce Panda…

John Berryman, U.S. poet whose importance was assured by the publication in 1956 of the long poem Homage to Mistress Bradstreet. Berryman was brought up a strict Roman Catholic in the small Oklahoma town of Anadarko, moving at 10 with his family to Tampa, Fla. When the boy was 12, his father killed

Frank Berryman, Australian army officer who was the senior Australian staff officer in the southwest Pacific during World War II and was one of the two officers who represented Australia at the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. Berryman studied at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, before

crossword puzzle: Harold T. Bers, an advertising writer and puzzle constructor, devised the internal-clue crossword, in which the theme of the puzzle emerges gradually as successive definitions are solved: filling in “pussyfoot,” “caterwaul,” “kittenish”—together with an overall title “catalog”—would reveal the feline theme.

Geraniales: …consists of 3 genera (Melianthus, Bersama, Greyia) and 11 species from tropical central and southern Africa. Melianthus and Bersama contain shrubs to small trees with pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflet edges. Their monosymmetric flowers are arranged in a terminal raceme cluster. Their flowers contain only four stamens and form…

Italy: Scandal and the struggling economy: Pier Luigi Bersani, the leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (Partito Democratico; PD), commanded a majority in the lower house of parliament. However, surprisingly strong showings in the upper house by the Five Star Movement and parties affiliated with Berlusconi meant that Bersani would not…

Berserker, in premedieval and medieval Norse and Germanic history and folklore, a member of unruly warrior gangs that worshipped Odin, the supreme Norse deity, and attached themselves to royal and noble courts as bodyguards and shock troops. The berserkers’ savagery in battle and their animal-skin

Berserker, in premedieval and medieval Norse and Germanic history and folklore, a member of unruly warrior gangs that worshipped Odin, the supreme Norse deity, and attached themselves to royal and noble courts as bodyguards and shock troops. The berserkers’ savagery in battle and their animal-skin

Berserker, in premedieval and medieval Norse and Germanic history and folklore, a member of unruly warrior gangs that worshipped Odin, the supreme Norse deity, and attached themselves to royal and noble courts as bodyguards and shock troops. The berserkers’ savagery in battle and their animal-skin

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